An off-duty Palm Beach County corrections deputy was "targeted and ambushed" when he was fatally shot in Belle Glade on Monday night, the sheriff's office said.

PBSO says Basil Powell, 39, was returning home around 7:30 p.m. Monday. As Powell got out of his car, he was immediately shot multiple times.

Deputy Basil Powell's home where he lost his life last night was illuminated in candlelight as his friends and family gathered in mourning to pay their respects to a fallen friend.